Every district council must elect a speaker from among its own members. To be elected, a candidate must receive more than half of all council members' votes. The speaker's job is to lead council meetings and manage its business, similar to how the Speaker of Parliament runs national parliament.

Each district council shall have a speaker elected by the district council from among its members; but a person shall only be taken to have been elected if the votes cast in his or her favour are more than fifty percent of all the members of the council.

The speaker of the council shall, in relation to the council, perform similar functions to those of the Speaker of Parliament.

Article 184 outlines the election and role of the district council speaker.

Article 184: How a District Council Speaker is Elected

Principles and structures of local government

184.Speaker of a district council

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